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Rouvilleite

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Formula:
Na
 
3
(Ca,Mn,Fe)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
System:MonoclinicColour:Colorless to pale tan
Hardness:3
Name:Named after its discovery locality, the Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville Co., Québec, Canada.
This page provides mineralogical data about Rouvilleite.

Classification of Rouvilleite

IMA status:Approved
Strunz 8th edition ID:5/C.06-25
Nickel-Strunz 10th (pending) edition ID:5.BC.10

5 : CARBONATES (NITRATES)
B : Carbonates with additional anions, without H2O
C : With alkali-earth cations
Dana 8th edition ID:16a.5.5.1

16a : ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
5 : Miscellaneous
Hey's CIM Ref.:12.1.3

12 : Carbonates with other anions
1 : Carbonates with halides
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Type Occurrence of Rouvilleite

Type Locality:Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
Year of Discovery:1991

Physical Properties of Rouvilleite

Lustre:Vitreous, Waxy
Diaphaneity (Transparency):Transparent
Colour:Colorless to pale tan
Hardness (Mohs):3

Crystallography of Rouvilleite

Crystal System:Monoclinic
Cell Parameters:a = 8.04Å, b = 15.81Å, c = 7.03Å
β = 101.16°
Ratio:a:b:c = 0.509 : 1 : 0.445
Unit Cell Volume:V 876.70 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Optical Data of Rouvilleite

Type:Biaxial (-)
RI values: nα = 1.472 nβ = 1.562 nγ = 1.569
2V:Measured: 25° to 30°, Calculated: 28°
Maximum Birefringence:δ = 0.097

Chart shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness) and does not take into account mineral colouration.
Surface Relief:Low
Dispersion:none

Chemical Properties of Rouvilleite

Formula:
Na
 
3
(Ca,Mn,Fe)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
Essential elements:C, Ca, F, Na, O
All elements listed in formula:C, Ca, F, Fe, Mn, Na, O

Relationship of Rouvilleite to other Species

Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping):

- +
5.BC.05Brenkite
Ca
 
2
(CO
 
3
)F
 
2
5.BC.15Podlesnoite
BaCa
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
2
Related Minerals - Hey's Index Grouping:

- +
12.1.1Northupite
Na
 
3
Mg(CO
 
3
)
 
2
Cl
12.1.2Barentsite
Na
 
7
Al(HCO
 
3
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
4
12.1.4Chlormagaluminite
Mg
 
4
Al
 
2
(OH)
 
12
Cl
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
12.1.5Defernite
Ca
 
6
(CO
 
3
)
 
2-x
(SiO
 
4
)
 
x
(OH)
 
7
(Cl,OH)
 
1-2x
 (x=0.5)
12.1.6Brenkite
Ca
 
2
(CO
 
3
)F
 
2
12.1.7Stenonite
(Sr,Ba,Na)
 
2
Al(CO
 
3
)F
 
5
12.1.8Bastnäsite-(Ce)
(Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)F
12.1.9Bastnäsite-(La)
(La,Ce)(CO
 
3
)F
12.1.10Bastnäsite-(Y)
(Y,Ce)(CO
 
3
)F
12.1.11Parisite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
 
2
12.1.12Parisite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Ce,La)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
 
2
12.1.13Synchysite-(Ce)
Ca(Ce,La)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
12.1.14Synchysite-(Y)
Ca(Y,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
12.1.15Synchysite-(Nd)
Ca(Nd,Y,Gd)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
12.1.16Röntgenite-(Ce)
Ca
 
2
(Ce,La)
 
3
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
F
 
3
12.1.17Cordylite-(Ce)
NaBaCe
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
4
F
12.1.19Huanghoite-(Ce)
BaCe(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
12.1.20Zhonghuacerite-(Ce)
Ba
 
2
Ce(CO
 
3
)
 
3
F
12.1.21Cebaite-(Ce)
Ba
 
3
Ce
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
5
F
 
2
12.1.22Thorbastnäsite
Th(Ca,Ce)(CO
 
3
)
 
2
F
 
2
 · 3H
 
2
O
12.1.23Phosgenite
Pb
 
2
CO
 
3
Cl
 
2
12.1.24Barstowite
Pb
 
4
Cl
 
6
(CO
 
3
) · H
 
2
O
12.1.25Albrechtschraufite
Ca
 
4
Mg(UO
 
2
)
 
2
(CO
 
3
)
 
6
F
 
2
 · 17H
 
2
O
12.1.26Kettnerite
CaBiCO
 
3
OF

Other Names for Rouvilleite

Synonyms:
IMA1989-050Unnamed (MSH UK-62)
Other Languages:
German:Rouvilleit
Russian:Рувиллит
Spanish:Rouvilleita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Rouvilleite

Reference List:

- +
McDonald,A.M., Chao, G.Y. and Ramik, R.A. (1991), Rouvilleite, a new sodium calcium fluorocarbonate mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist, 29, 107-112.
KHOMYAKOV, A.P., POLEZHAEVA, L.I., ROGACHEV, D.L., YAMNOVA, N.A., and PUSHAROVSKY, D.Yu. (1991) New natural fluorocarbonate Na2Ca(Mn,Ca)(CO3)3F, from the Lovozero alkaline massif. (Rouvilleite) Geologia, 1991, No. 1, 85 88. (in Russian).
YAMNOVA, N.A., PUSHAROVSKY, D.Yu., KHOMYAKOV, A.P. and VYATKIN, S.V. (1991) Crystallographic structure of the natural fluorocarbonate Na3Ca(Mn,Ca)(CO3)3F. [Rouvillite] Kristallografia, 36, 30 33. (in Russian)

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    • Localities for Rouvilleite

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    Canada
     
    • Québec
      • Montérégie
        • Rouville RCM
          • Mont Saint-Hilaire
    		McDonald,A.M., Chao, G.Y. and Ramik, R.A. (1991), Rouvilleite, a new sodium calcium fluorocarbonate mineral from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Canadian Mineralogist: 29: 107-112.
    Namibia
     
    • Kunene Region
      • Damaraland District
        • Kalkfeld
    		American Mineralogist, Vol. 84, pp. 1117-1125, 1999.
    Russia
     
    • Northern Region
      • Murmanskaja Oblast'
        • Kola Peninsula
          • Lovozero Massif
    		Pekov, I. (1998) Minerals First discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union 369p. Ocean Pictures, Moscow
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